in a surly manner
11Crustily — Crust i*ly (kr[u^]st [i^] l[y^]), adv. In a crusty or surly manner; morosely. [1913 Webster] …
12Grumpily — Grump i*ly, adv. In a surly manner; sullenly. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …
13Surlily — Sur li*ly, adv. In a surly manner. [1913 Webster] …
14surlily — adverb In a surly manner …
15ill-humored — adjective a) having a bad temper b) irritable in a surly manner …
16Lonesome Traveler — by Jack Kerouac (1960) Lonesome Traveler began as a novel called “Beat Traveler,” but jack kerouac abandoned it after 40,000 words and, instead, put together this collection of mostly previously written travel pieces. Still, Lonesome Traveler… …
17growl — [groul] vi. [ME groulen, to rumble, prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to make a low, rumbling, menacing sound in the throat, as a dog does 2. to complain in an angry or surly manner 3. to rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc. vt. to express by growling n. 1 …
18crustily — tə̇lē, li adverb : in a crusty or surly manner …
19sur|li|ly — «SUR luh lee», adverb. in a surly manner; crabbedly; morosely …
20brusque — adjective his brusque manners Syn: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse, peremptory, gruff; offhand, discourteous, impolite, rude; informal snappy Ant: polite •• brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, gruff, surly Brusque, wh …